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But despite those movies’ mopiness, her character—then a brainy assistant type, not yet a Ph.D.—was fun!

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2021

For every scene of heavily telegraphed mopiness, there is at least one that finds delicacy and humanity in the give-and-take of daily life.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010

But it was soon clear that it was something worse than mopiness that ailed Captain Cook.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater